Spain and Croatia have named their starting teams for their Nations League Matchday 2 meeting at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Tuesday.
La Roja are playing their first home match since winning the World Cup 2026 and began their campaign with a 3-2 victory in England on Saturday.
Croatia, who lost to Portugal in the last 32 at the finals, won 2-1 in Czechia on the same evening in their first match of Slaven Bilic’s second spell in charge.
Luka Modric put Bilic’s side ahead in that game in the legendary midfielder’s first appearance since turning 41 earlier this month.
Vamos a cerrar el día en Sevilla recordando el partido ante Inglaterra.
Unas imágenes exclusivas de nuestra victoria en Londres y un vídeo que nos ha quedado bien guapo.
¡Descansad! Que mañana tenemos que estar todos a tope.#VamosEspaña | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/tUn9CpFS79
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) September 28, 2026
Spain confirmed starting team vs Croatia
Spain: Unai Simon, Pubill, Cubarsi, Huijsen, Cucurella, Zubimendi, Fabian Ruiz, Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Baena, Oyarzabal
Substitutes: To follow
Croatia full line up vs Spain in Nations League
Croatia: Livakovi, Smolcic, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Sutalo, Kovacic, Perisic, Sucic, Pasalic, Beljo, Misic
Substitutes: To follow
Where to watch Spain v Croatia: Nations League TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:45 BST (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
For coverage around the world, visit UEFA’s Nations League international broadcaster list.
Spain v Croatia stats and Nations League form
- The last meeting between these teams ended in a 3-0 Spain win in Berlin during the group stage of EURO 2024, but the previous two editions finished level after 90 minutes
- After a 0-0 draw in the Nations League final in Rotterdam in 2023, Spain won 5-4 on penalties. That came two years after they won 5-3 after extra time in the last 16 of EURO 2020 in Copenhagen
- Seven of the 11 editions have produced Spain wins, with the last of Croatia’s three triumphs coming with a 3-2 victory in Maksimir in League A in November 2018
- Spain are unbeaten in regular time in their last 39 matches (W30 D9) since a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in a friendly in London on March 22 2024
- This is their longest-ever undefeated sequence and beats the record for a European nation of 37 matches, set by Italy between October 2018 and September 2021
- La Roja are unbeaten in their last eight Nations League group matches away from home (W5 D3), while their last eight in all settings have produced 39 goals
- Bilic started Croatia’s only win in Spain, coming in the first-ever meeting between the sides when his team prevailed 2-0 in a friendly in Valencia in March 1994
- Since then, Spain have beaten Croatia 3-1 in Seville in May 1999 and 6-0 in Elche in the Nations League in September 2018
- Croatia are on a five-match unbeaten away run (W4) but have lost three of their last five games outside of Croatia (W2), scoring in each of their last seven such fixtures
- Their win in Czechia ended a five-match winless run (L3) outside of Croatia in the Nations League and produced their first goal in such a game in more than four hours and 55 minutes of football
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